Posted on Jun 20, 2022
Director Baz Luhrmann says new movie portrays Elvis' 'almost operatic' life
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Australian director Baz Luhrmann has called himself a romance addict, so perhaps it's no surprise that his new movie is a sort of love letter to Elvis Presley. And true to Luhrmann movies — think "Moulin Rouge," "Australia," "The Great Gatsby" — it's big. But so was Elvis, who remains the greatest-selling solo artist of all time.
Born in Tupelo, Miss., Elvis grew up in a Black community, got his start in Memphis and rose like a comet. He fought stereotypes — wearing flamboyant clothing and makeup. He also fought racism, wrote protest songs, and eventually fell in the same meteoric style, falling prey to manipulation, drugs and alcohol.
Luhrmann joins Here & Now's Robin Young to talk about Elvis' life, and his new movie, starring Austin Butler as Elvis and Tom Hanks as the manager who promoted, shaped and took advantage of the vulnerable "King of Rock and Roll."
Born in Tupelo, Miss., Elvis grew up in a Black community, got his start in Memphis and rose like a comet. He fought stereotypes — wearing flamboyant clothing and makeup. He also fought racism, wrote protest songs, and eventually fell in the same meteoric style, falling prey to manipulation, drugs and alcohol.
Luhrmann joins Here & Now's Robin Young to talk about Elvis' life, and his new movie, starring Austin Butler as Elvis and Tom Hanks as the manager who promoted, shaped and took advantage of the vulnerable "King of Rock and Roll."
Director Baz Luhrmann says new movie portrays Elvis' 'almost operatic' life
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Also - let's not forget he groomed his wife while she was a child and also had a proclivity of having sex with teenage girls and treating women like s*:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/3k8z39/elvis-was-the-king-of-treating-women-like-shit-and-luring-14-year-olds-into-bed
https://www.vice.com/en/article/3k8z39/elvis-was-the-king-of-treating-women-like-shit-and-luring-14-year-olds-into-bed
Elvis Was the King of Treating Women Like Shit and Luring 14-Year-Olds into Bed
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Thanks for the summary; looks like an interesting window into history with a good production team involved in it.
Thanks for the summary; looks like an interesting window into history with a good production team involved in it.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Born in Tupelo, Miss., Elvis grew up in a Black community, got his start in Memphis and rose like a comet. He fought stereotypes — wearing flamboyant clothing and makeup. He also fought racism, wrote protest songs, and eventually fell in the same meteoric style, falling prey to manipulation, drugs and alcohol."
..."Born in Tupelo, Miss., Elvis grew up in a Black community, got his start in Memphis and rose like a comet. He fought stereotypes — wearing flamboyant clothing and makeup. He also fought racism, wrote protest songs, and eventually fell in the same meteoric style, falling prey to manipulation, drugs and alcohol."
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